The 2015 American Music Award (AMAs) nominations have been announced and unsurprisingly the likes of Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd dominate the musicians selected.
Taylor Swift has the highest amount of nominations, with six to her name including ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘Song of the Year’. However Ed is not too far behind with five separate nominations, with ‘Favourite Male Artist Pop/Rock’ and ‘Favourite Album Pop/Rock’.
It is particularly impressive for Ed Sheeran as this is the first time he has been nominated for the American Music Awards, thus he is making his debut in the AMAs with five nominations! Not bad at all!
The Weeknd musical reputation continues to grow at an exemplary rate; with the Canadian singer-songwriter also being nominated for five separate awards, contesting with Ed Sheeran for a number of them.
The American Music Awards are decided by public vote, and voting is currently taking place online, if you’re based in the US, you can vote here and have your say on who you think should win.
Global music star Jennifer Lopez is set to host this year’s show; which will be next month on the 22nd November and will be widely broadcast on ABC.
Find a full list of the awards and nominees below:
Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
New Artist of the Year
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift “Blank Space”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
Collaboration of the Year
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
Ed Sheeran “x”
Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour”
Taylor Swift “1989”
Favorite Male Artist – Country
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Favorite Female Artist – Country
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Duo or Group – Country
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Favorite Album – Country
Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”
Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”
Favorite Artist – Hip-Hop
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
Favorite Album – Hip-Hop
J. Cole “2014 Forest Hills Drive”
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
Chris Brown “X”
D’Angelo and The Vanguard “Black Messiah”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind the Madness”
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Artist – Latin
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
Top Soundtrack
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1″
“Pitch Perfect 2″